Betty White's Changing Looks

1. 1950

The beautiful 28-year-old brunette co-hosted music roundup Hollywood on Television for a whopping five hours a day, six days a week. "We were one of the only games in town," she has said of her show with DJ Al Jarvis. "It was like television college."

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2. 1958

White sported a wavy pageboy when she played newlywed Vicki Angel on Date with the Angels.

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3. 1965

She adopted her signature bouffant and made guest appearances on Password, hosted by husband Allen Ludden.

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4. 1975

White went blond as the scheming (and sexy-costar Ed Asner called her "one hot mama") Sue Ann Nivens on Mary Tyler Moore. Her role as the "Happy Homemaker" won her an Emmy.

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5. 1982

6. 1985

On the hit show, Golden Girls, she played naive Minnesotan Rose Nylund--and won an Emmy. "I like Rose because she thought life was like a musical comedy," she has said. "It was going to have a happy ending no matter whatever happened."

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7. 1991

White reprised her role of Rose Nylund on the short-lived spinoff, The Golden Palace.

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8. 1999

Super-producer David E. Kelley cast her in horror flick Lake Placid. "I was looking for the sweetest, most grandmotherly type, who in fact was vicious and had a gutter mouth," he told EW. "Betty certainly personified the former, and she had no problem embracing the latter."

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9. 2010

The now silver-haired star is hotter than ever with a hit viral Super Bowl ad, a hosting gig on Saturday Night Live, and a role in Hot in Cleveland. "At my age, you shouldn't have all this good stuff," she modestly told Entertainment Weekly. "But honestly, how lucky can I get?"

14. 2015

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1950

The beautiful 28-year-old brunette co-hosted music roundup Hollywood on Television for a whopping five hours a day, six days a week. "We were one of the only games in town," she has said of her show with DJ Al Jarvis. "It was like television college."